The Role

The ideal candidate will have a strong corporate transactional background, gained within a large-scale international or regional top tier UK firm. Due to the varied type of corporate work we have to offer, applicants will have a broad background encompassing mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures/shareholder arrangements, private equity/venture capital transactions and corporate restructuring.

The Team

Clyde & Co has forged a reputation as a go-to firm for corporate transactions in the Middle East. With 18 partners and 50 lawyers/case handlers, Clyde & Co has the largest corporate team in the Middle East for transactional advisory and foreign direct investment (FDI) work, advising clients on local and international legal matters. The team advises multinational corporates (MNCs), regional conglomerates, family businesses, government entities, and private equity and venture capital funds on complex, cross-border and innovative M&A, JVs, FDI, corporate structuring, governance, succession planning, and tax matters. The team has broad expertise advising on regulatory matters related to corporate/M&A transactions. In the past 18 months, the size of the corporate team in the region has grown by at least 25%.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures/shareholder arrangements and equity investments with minimal supervision;
• Prepare and negotiate transaction documents including term sheets, share/asset purchase agreements, disclosure letters, joint venture/shareholder agreements, investment agreements, subscription agreements and ancillary corporate documents;
• Conduct legal due diligence and supervise preparation of due diligence reports on legal matters;
• To work as part of a regional Corporate team and support partners where necessary.
• Prepare legal advice and opinions;
• Closely work with clients, partners and maintain/develop excellent relationships with clients;
• Project manage the delivery of services to complex challenging clients;
• Supervise and support more junior members of the Corporate team;
• Identify and exploit business development opportunities through managing existing clients and targeting new ones;
• Ensure projects are executed in accordance with the firm's methodologies, guidance and professional standards;
• Adhere to budgets and ensure client's expectations are managed;
• Drafts articles and publications;

The Firm

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organisations successfully navigate risk and maximise opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity and enable global prosperity, namely: insurance, aviation, marine, construction, energy, trade and natural resources. Globally integrated, we offer a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves and provides an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment including through a commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets. The firm has 490 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people overall in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide.

Clyde & Co in the Middle East

With over 30 years of experience in the Middle East, Clyde & Co is one of the largest international law firms with over 50 partners and over 350 staff operating through six offices and associated offices in Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, and Riyadh. Clyde & Co supports international and local organisations throughout the wider region with a full-service offering of local specialists across most business sectors and services of law, including commercial, commercial disputes, corporate, cyber risk, data protection & privacy, employment & immigration, finance, global recoveries, insolvency & reorganisation, intellectual property, international arbitration, projects & construction, real estate, regulatory & investigations, tax, and technology, outsourcing & data.

Our Values

Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:

• Work as one We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
• Excel with clients We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do
• Celebrate difference We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
• Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth

Role Competency Requirements

Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.

The competencies are used to inform all aspects of career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:

Technical Excellence

• Technical legal expertise: the knowledge of the law and ability to apply it
• Research: the ability to conduct research effectively and apply it commercially
• Managing legal processes: the ability to ensure all legal processes are followed efficiently and effectively

People and Team

• Guiding individual performance and development: develops the skills of self and others
• Teamwork and collaboration: working cooperatively and effectively with others
• Leadership: creating high performing teams

Client Relationships and Business Development

• Building business relationships: establishing, maintaining and using relationships to create and develop business opportunities
• Commercial thinking: understanding the commercial drivers
• Cross-selling and business development

Finance and Practice Management

• Finance management and understanding of the business
• Project management: ensuring projects are delivered
• Knowledge sharing

Personal Effectiveness

• Communication
• Clarity of thinking
• Personal contribution

This is the job description as constituted at present; however, Clyde & Co reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.